Your Majesty, please do not disturb, the empress only wants to engage in business

The banquet seemed a little dull from the beginning.

The Empress seldom arranges banquets for the concubines in the harem. It's not entirely because the Emperor has just ascended the throne. When she was in the palace, the Empress was not a person who liked crowds.

According to the seating arrangement, the Queen was sitting next to the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Zhuang. The seat below the Imperial Concubine was originally occupied by Concubine Jing, but Concubine Jing was sick and did not come, so Concubine Zhao sat instead. Yao Jinse was supposed to sit next to the Imperial Concubine, but now she was sitting near Concubine Zhuang, which was really not a good position.

The Queen Mother specially arranged such a banquet today. Yao Jinse felt that she would have made some plans. Even if she didn't have any at the beginning, she should have made some plans after notifying the six palaces.

And even if the queen doesn't take the initiative, who among those present at the table is a pushover?
Not to mention others, now that He Yunqing and others are following the Queen, it is natural that they have to charge into battle for the Queen and relieve her worries.

If it were under normal circumstances, Yao Jinse would naturally not worry about these people coming to cause trouble for her. Family members know their own business, and she is not a pushover and will not allow herself to be bullied.

However, at the Queen's banquet today, if He Yunqing and others took the initiative to attack, they might not be punished by the Queen. But if Yao Jinse revealed some evidence and was caught, that would be bad.

Concubine Rong has always been unable to defeat the Empress in verbal arguments. In the past, she could only rely on her favor and family background to secretly mock the Empress. At best, this would make the Empress angry. But once the Empress talked about the palace rules, Concubine Rong would be unable to say anything.

Palace rules.

Yao Jinse's heart moved, and she vaguely guessed that perhaps the Queen and others were planning this. Yao Jinse's current power to assist in managing the six palaces was obtained because of the Imperial Concubine. If she made any mistakes and was stripped of her power to assist in managing the six palaces, then Imperial Concubine Rong would have to do it herself. By then, the busy Imperial Concubine would have no time to bother the Emperor.
The Queen and the others may not know that Yao Jinse has no status in the Emperor's heart, but who dares to bet? The Emperor has always been outstanding in terms of women, and his own preferences are never fixed. Over the years, from the palace to the harem, no one dares to say that the Emperor definitely does not like a certain type of people.

Obviously, the Queen would not be able to accept the Imperial Concubine's faction having another favorite concubine. Among all the people present, only Yao Jinse knew the future - and the future that she knew had been messed up by herself in recent times.

Moreover, there is another benefit to sending Concubine Rong back to her working position. After all, things in the palace are prone to many mistakes, and they involve the financial affairs of the palace servants. If there is any mistake, it will be a good opportunity for the Queen to file a complaint with the Emperor. Even if there is no punishment, it is inevitable to say a few words.

Concubine Rong has always been a person who likes to show off her temper. If it happens less frequently, it can be said that she is just a girl's hobby. But if it happens too often, no matter how much a man likes her, it is hard not to get bored, right?

After eating a piece of dessert, Yao Jinse's heart was already in turmoil and she had many guesses. She picked up the small wine glass in her hand. Today there was plum wine in it, which was not only suitable for the season, but also sweet and sour, not intoxicating, and still very popular among the concubines in the palace.

While taking the time to get the wine, Yao Jinse had already glanced around the place. The imperial concubine was supporting her head with her hands, admiring the plum blossoms in the snow, and seemed to be absorbed in it. But in fact, Yao Jinse knew that the imperial concubine was just feeling bored and was starting to let herself go.

The three ladies all sat high up, so they naturally had a better view and could also conveniently check the expressions of everyone in the field. Today, the plum blossom and snow scene was the scenery that the concubines wanted to enjoy, and the concubines were naturally the scenery that the ladies wanted to enjoy.

Sitting behind her was Concubine Qin, with whom she had no contact on weekdays, but Concubine Chen was a caring person next to Concubine Qin. Yao Jinse raised her hand and held out her wine glass to toast Concubine Chen from a distance, and the latter also raised her wine glass in return with a smile on her face, looking very happy.

Perhaps because everyone was seated firmly, the Queen finally started to speak at this time. Her words were nothing more than those about how the New Year was almost coming to an end and everyone should take extra care of their health and not catch a cold due to the cold. It sounded quite normal.

Naturally, everyone had to pay attention to what the queen had said. While everyone stood up to express their gratitude, the queen picked up a glass of wine and walked around the room.

"Today, I asked everyone to come here to enjoy the plum blossoms. Now that everyone is here, let's have some fun. We are all sisters, so there is no need to be restrained. By the way, I also asked someone to take out the snow water collected in the palace last year. I have asked someone to use it to make tea. I will give it to you to taste later."

Concubine Zhuang had always been close to the Queen, so she naturally followed the Queen's words and said, "Your Majesty is really thoughtful. It's rare for sisters to get together. Although it's cold in winter, with Your Majesty's care, my heart is really warm."

She said this before Concubine Rong, which immediately caused some dissatisfaction in Concubine Rong. However, perhaps because the Emperor had been accompanying her well recently, Concubine Rong's resentment had long since dissipated. She rolled her eyes at Concubine Zhuang and said nothing.

Concubine Zhuang was sitting opposite the Imperial Concubine, so she could naturally see what Concubine Rong was doing, but Concubine Rong didn't show it on the surface, and it was not easy for Concubine Zhuang to use it as an excuse to cause trouble. She just sneered, glanced at the Imperial Concubine, and sat down with everyone else.

"Speaking of enjoying the snow today, I suddenly remembered that the day you entered the palace was also around winter. So many years have passed, and even Mingchang has grown up to this age."

The eldest prince Xie Mingchang was not only the son of Concubine Zhuang, but also the first child of Xie Yun'an, who was a prince at the time. Children of the royal family are inherently difficult to raise, but Xie Yun'an was able to keep and raise his first child. This was also publicized by all civil and military officials when Xie Yun'an ascended the throne.

As the eldest son, Xie Mingchang was also an outstanding writer. Although his martial arts were mediocre, they were passable. With such a child, Concubine Zhuang, as his mother, had always been envied by many concubines in the harem. Even Concubine Rong had secretly expressed some envy.

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But on a day like this, suddenly bringing up the past seems a little too blunt.

A formal and gentle smile appeared on Yao Jinse's face. The queen suddenly brought up the matter of the prince, which was definitely not a good sign.

Sure enough, after Concubine Zhuang thanked the Queen for her concern, the Queen's attention immediately turned over.

"Now that the affairs of the emperor's previous dynasty have gradually returned to the right track, all the sisters should also expand the royal family. I heard that the emperor bestowed a title on the princess in Sister Lin's palace yesterday, and I didn't have time to congratulate her!" (End of this chapter)